On January 18, 1978, “Asylum” label released “Excitable Boy”, the third Warren Zevon studio album. It was recorded in 1977, at “The Sound Factory” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jackson Browne and Waddy Wachtel.
Personnel:
- Warren Zevon – lead, harmony and backing vocals, piano, organ, synthesizer
- Jackson Browne– guitar, harmony and backing vocals
- Waddy Wachtel– guitar, synthesizer, harmony and backing vocals
- Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar- guitar, percussion
- Kenny Edwards, John McVie- bass
- Bob Glaub, Leland Sklar– bass
- Russ Kunkel– drums
- Mick Fleetwood– drums
- Rick Marotta– drums
- Jeff Porcaro– drums, percussion
- Luis Damian – jarana
- Arthur Gerst – Mexican harp
- Manuel Vasquez – requinto
- Jim Horn– recorder
- Greg Ladanyi– bells
- The Gentlemen Boys (Jackson Browne, Jorge Calderón, Kenny Edwards, J. D. Souther, Waddy Wachtel) – backing and harmony vocals
- Jorge Calderón– harmony and backing vocals, Spanish vocals
- Linda Ronstadt, Karla Bonoff– backing and harmony vocals
- Jennifer Warnes– harmony vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Warren Zevon, except where noted.
- Johnny Strikes Up the Band
- Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner – David Lindell, Warren Zevon
- Excitable Boy – LeRoy Marinell, Warren Zevon
- Werewolves of London – LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, Warren Zevon
- Accidentally Like a Martyr
- Nighttime in the Switching Yard – Jorge Calderón, Lindell, Wachtel, Warren Zevon
- Veracruz – Jorge Calderón, Warren Zevon
- Tenderness on the Block – Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon
- Lawyers, Guns and Money
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